Interleukin-4-mediated Protection of Primary B Cells from Apoptosis through Stat6-dependent Up-regulation of Bcl-xL*
Wurster A, Rodgers V, White M, Rothstein T, Grusby M. Interleukin-4-mediated Protection of Primary B Cells from Apoptosis through Stat6-dependent Up-regulation of Bcl-xL*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 27169-27175. PMID: 12023955, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m201207200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBcl-X ProteinBlotting, NorthernB-LymphocytesCell DeathCells, CulturedImmunoblottingInterleukin-4LuciferasesLymphocytesMicePromoter Regions, GeneticPropidiumProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RetroviridaeSignal TransductionSTAT6 Transcription FactorTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionUp-RegulationConceptsFas-induced cell deathIL-4B cellsPrimary B cellsBcl-xLCell deathBcl-2 family membersBcl-xL transcriptionB lymphocyte developmentB lymphocyte apoptosisSTAT6-dependent mannerAnti-apoptotic cytokinesActivation of STAT6Splenic B cellsAnti-apoptotic activityIL-4 stimulationInterleukin-4Lymphocyte apoptosisBcl-xL.B lymphocytesMolecular eventsSubsequent transcriptionCytokine receptorsLymphocyte developmentCell survival